Events Featuring
Yousef Al Otaiba
The Emirates Mars Mission
In July 2020, the UAE successfully launched the long-anticipated “Hope Probe” and became the first Arab nation to embark on a mission to Mars. As the region’s first interplanetary spacecraft, Hope represents the UAE’s deep-rooted commitment to space exploration and will serve as the Red Planet’s first-ever weather satellite.
FIRST Global Challenge Robotics Competition
In October 2019, the Dubai Future Foundation organized a competition to promote passion for STEM education and innovation in youth. Ambassador Al Otaiba provided a welcome to help kick off the event.
US-UAE Business Council Roundtable Luncheon
Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba brought together US business leaders and senior executives to understand the UAE’s commercial, trade, and economic priorities in 2019.
2018 Aspen Security Forum
At the 2018 Aspen Security Forum, Ambassador Al Otaiba joined a panel on security in the Middle East. During the discussion, he expanded on the UAE’s efforts to keep Iran from dominating Yemen and the entire region.
2017 ABANA Achievement
Award Dinner
Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba introduced the recipient of the 2017 ABANA Achievement Award, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Global Market Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh. The ABANA Achievement Award recognizes outstanding leaders committed to financial and economic cooperation between the US, Middle East and North Africa.
A Conversation with
H.E. Yousef Al Otaiba
The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW) held a roundtable discussion with Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba to discuss the Trump administration and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
A Conversation with His Excellency Ambassador
Yousef Al Otaiba
Yousef Al Otaiba, United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States, spoke at RAND Corporation in June 2016 on the diversification of the Emirati economy and how cooperation with the US has led to partnerships like New York University Abu Dhabi, which prepares young people to become Rhodes scholars rather than radicals.
The Iran nuclear deal:
Prelude to proliferation
in the Middle East?
As part of a forum hosted by the Brookings Institution’s Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative, Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba joined a panel to discuss how the Iran nuclear deal could affect proliferation in the Middle East and around the world.
The Middle East
at an Inflection Point
Ambassador Al Otaiba spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, about current crises facing the Middle East, including the continuing struggles against the Islamic State and the recent nuclear deal with Iran. The discussion was the first part of a speaker series focused on Middle East relations, and it was moderated by Dr. John Hamre, President and CEO of CSIS.
Chairman’s Forum With Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba
UAE Ambassador to the US Yousef Al Otaiba spoke with Stimson Chairman Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr., former US Special Envoy for MANPADS Threat Reduction, about US foreign policy.
Ambassadors Roundtable
with the Ambassador of
the United Arab Emirates
The Council of American Ambassadors assembled a panel to discuss issues related to progress in the Middle East and North Africa. His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba, Ambassador of the UAE to the US, participated in the event along with 21 other ambassadors.
